Applications have opened for the 2017 North Carolina Coastal Research Fellowship.
The opportunity, which is run by the N.C. Coastal Reserve and N.C. Sea Grant, is open to North Carolina-based graduate students and gives them the chance to conduct research within one or more of the 10 sites of the state’s coastal reserve.
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Applicants are expected to conduct research that addresses coastal management issues. The topic must fall under one of the following focus areas:
- Interaction between ecosystem services and changing environmental conditions.
- Resilience or vulnerability of coastal ecosystems and human communities to coastal hazards.
- Linkages among land use and water quality and/or water quality and coastal habitats.
- Evaluation of habitat restoration practices and/or shoreline stabilization approaches.
- Impact of invasive species on coastal ecosystems and human communities.
One applicant is expected to receive the $10,000 fellowship, and the recipient’s work must be completed by Dec. 31, 2017.
The deadline to apply is Nov. 21, 2016.
